Por los caminos de la Llorona
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2001-07
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Jiménez Cubero, Míriam
Rojas Marín, Adela
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Centro de Estudios Generales, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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En este   trabajo se  presenta   un estudio   sobre  la leyenda la Llorona,  basado  en tres de sus versiones: dos pertenecientes    a la tradición  literaria  costarricense  y una de la tradición  mejicana.  En una aproximación  semiótica,  se analizan   las diferencias,  las semejanzas,  los  puntos   de  vista  masculino   y  femenino,   la religión, el espacio  y el tiempo,  con el fin de vislumbrar, entre  sus múltiples  sentidos,  aquellos  que se relacionan con el uso que la sociedad  hace de la leyenda  como un Instrumento   para  el mantenimiento,   la transmisión   yel control  del comportamiento    social.
Se pretende   mostrar que la transformación   de una mujer en “llorona"   es producto   de que su comportamiento   quebranta    leyes sociales   relacionadas    con la conducta sexual.  La moraleja  de cada una de las versiones estudiadas   así lo manifiesta  y, aunque  los aconteci mientos  se ubican  en la época de la Colonia,  continúan hoy ejerciendo  poder  sobre  quien  lee y escucha.
This paper presents a study on the legend of La Llorona, based on three of its versions: two belonging to the Costa Rican literary tradition and one from the Mexican tradition. In one, differences, similarities, masculine and feminine points of view, religion, space and time are analyzed, in order to glimpse, among them, those that relate to society's use of legend as an instrument for the maintenance, transmission and control of social behavior. The aim is to show that the transformation of a woman into a "crybaby" is the result of her behavior breaking social laws related to sexual behavior. The moral of each of the versions studied shows this and, although the events are located in the colonial era, they continue to exert power over those who read and listen today.
This paper presents a study on the legend of La Llorona, based on three of its versions: two belonging to the Costa Rican literary tradition and one from the Mexican tradition. In one, differences, similarities, masculine and feminine points of view, religion, space and time are analyzed, in order to glimpse, among them, those that relate to society's use of legend as an instrument for the maintenance, transmission and control of social behavior. The aim is to show that the transformation of a woman into a "crybaby" is the result of her behavior breaking social laws related to sexual behavior. The moral of each of the versions studied shows this and, although the events are located in the colonial era, they continue to exert power over those who read and listen today.
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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LEYENDAS COSTARRICENSES, LITERATURA COSTARRICENSE, COSTUMBRES Y TRADICIONES, ANÁLISIS LITERARIO, COSTA RICAN LEGENDS, COSTA RICAN LITERATURE, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, LITERARY ANALYSIS
